Bullseye from NPR is your curated guide to culture. Jesse Thorn hosts in-depth interviews with brilliant creators, culture picks from our favorite critics and irreverent original comedy. Bullseye has been featured in Time, The New York Times, GQ and McSweeney's, which called it "the kind of show people listen to in a more perfect world." (Formerly known as The Sound of Young America.)

Guests Philip Lopate, Sharon Waxman and Sean Uyehara.
Philip Lopate is the editor of the Library of America's Anthology
of American Film Criticism. Sharon Waxman is Hollywood
reporter for the New York Times and author of "Rebels on the
Backlot," which examines the indie film explosion of the
mid-90s. Sean Uyehara is a programmer for the San Francisco
International Film Festival. Also: a message from Jen
Kirkman.

Guests Jonathan Katz and Jonathan Goldstein. Jonathan Katz
is a comedian, and the co-creator and star of "Dr. Katz,
Professional Therapist." Jonathan Goldstein is an acclaimed
radio producer (This American Life, Wiretap) and the author of the
novel "Lenny Bruce is Dead."

Guest Jimmy Pardo. Jimmy Pardo is a nationally headlining
comedian and the former host of "National Lampoon's Funny Money"
and AMC's "Movies At Our House." His long-running stage talk
show "Running Your Trap" is a fixture in Los Angeles. He also
recently began podcasting.

Guest Andrew WK. This week is our last broadcast from our
long-time home base, KZSC in Santa Cruz. We bid an
affectionate farewell to the station with two of our favorite
segments from our six years in Santa Cruz. The first is a
chat with Andrew WK -- he talks about his philosophy of life, and
offers some rock & roll advice to Jesse's younger brother
Brendan. Then, we hear the original old time radio-style
serial "Mace Detective, Private Detective." Mace investigates
the mystery of Popinjay's Whizbang, when he's not being distracted
by Goofus & Gallant. Also: a brand new sketch from the
Kasper Hauser Skit Club.

Guest Simon Reynolds. This week our theme is "Rip It Up
& Start Again," and we investigate the history of Post-Punk
music.

Our guest is Simon
Reynolds, a British pop music critic, and the author of the
book which gives our show its name. His book aims to retrofit the
reputation of the rock music of the early 80s, describing the
sonically disparate artists who created something new in the wake
of the first punk movement's self-destruction.

Guests Jim Gaffigan and the creators of Wonder Showzen.
Jim Gaffigan is an actor and comedian who's been seen in films like
"Super Troopers," and is one of the most popular touring comics in
America. John Lee and Vernon Chatman created Wonder Showzen,
one of the most bizarre, dark, and hilarious half-hours on
television.